The director is authorized to determine which areas are to be known as freshwater wetlands, buffers, and floodplains, areas subject to flooding, and areas subject to storm flowage.
Designation of wetlands, buffers, and floodplains
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-1-20.2., under Chapter 2-1 Agricultural Functions of Department of Environmental Management.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-1-20.2.